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Medvedev warns Ukraine's “sponsors of terrorism” after Zelenskyy threat
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Medvedev warns Ukraine's “sponsors of terrorism” after Zelenskyy threat

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Dmitry Medvedev warned that Russia could target Western countries he called Ukraine's “sponsors of terrorism” if Kyiv follows through on a threat involving Russian airspace.
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy said drones would operate over Russian skies on a scale that civil aviation would have to consider, while denying that Ukraine threatened civilian aircraft.
  • Vladimir Putin called the warning an appeal to state terrorism and said Moscow would respond if it led to a tragedy; he also recalled plans for a major campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Dmitry Medvedev has warned Western governments that Moscow could target them if Ukraine makes Russian airspace “completely unsafe,” sharpening the rhetoric around Kyiv's threat to deploy drones over Russia.

Every terrorism has sponsors. In this case, they are the heads of state of Western countries, mainly European. And they usually travel to Kyiv by train.

— Dmitry MedvedevMedvedev warned that Russia would target Western leaders he described as sponsors of Ukraine.

“Every terrorism has sponsors. In this case, they are the heads of state of Western countries, mainly European. And they usually travel to Kyiv by train,” Medvedev, Russia's former president and current deputy chairman of its Security Council, wrote on Telegram.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines using Russian airspace and airports that the skies would become “completely unsafe.” He later said Ukraine was not threatening civilian aviation or any individual aircraft. Instead, he said, drones would appear over Russian territory on a scale that airlines would have to take into account.

Today we want to warn all airlines that use Russian airspace, and everyone who still uses Russia's most important airports. Russian airspace will become completely unsafe.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy warned airlines about the planned drone activity over Russia.

“It is also important that airlines flying mainly to Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian destinations hear this too. A sky infested with drones is no place for civil aviation,” Zelenskyy said.

Ukraine does not threaten civil aviation, it does not threaten a single aircraft. There will simply be drones in the Russian sky on a scale that must be taken into account.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy said the warning did not target civilian aircraft.

Vladimir Putin described the warning as an “appeal to state terrorism” and said terrorists were not negotiated with. He said Russia would find a way to respond if the threats were carried out and a tragedy occurred. Putin also recalled that the Russian military planned a massive bombing campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure in retaliation for attacks on Russia's rear areas.

A sky infested with drones is no place for civil aviation.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy explained why airlines operating to Russian destinations should heed the warning.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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